SPECIAL EDITION
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Volume 150 No. 37 Thursday, April 26, 2018 SPARTAN DAILY
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THE RACE ISSUE
Culture, history and perspectives in our community
Racial composition of SJSU 3.2 % African-American 17.7 % 9.7 % White Other 0.4% Pacifi c Islander
0.1% 27.5 % Native American Hispanic 41.4 % Asian
According to SJSU’s Institution of Effectiveness and Analytics, there were 33,409 students enrolled in fall 2017. The largest groups were Asians at 41.4 percent, Hispanics at 27.5 percent and whites at 17.7 percent.
SOURCE: SJSU INSTITUTION OF EFFECTIVENESS AND ANALYTICS, INFOGRAPHIC BY MARCI SUELA | SPARTAN DAILY
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Trump administration We should be aware SJSU recruited black immigration policies that racism will student athletes felt in San Jose always exist before pro leagues
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I was really nervous local communities in ride, and he was sitting one of those times. I am proud of them to write this note. the past and present right next to me. I would rather have for pushing forward to I acknowledge the and how they may play But the port my diverse staff tell initiate conversations fact that I am a white out in the future. authority officers the stories that need to about race and tell woman writing about I believe it’s true that asked him for his be told and tackle race stories that our why our newsroom when we are young, documents, not me. head-on. community cares felt it was important to we don’t necessarily I was furious when Race can be difficult about. EXECUTIVE EDITOR talk about race. see skin colors and that happened. But at to discuss. It’s an We live in a political SARAH KLIEVES The Spartan Daily disabilities. We see that moment, I truly emotionally-charged climate where it can MANAGING EDITOR staff chose the theme people as people. recognized my white topic. be argued these stories THOMAS SOARES for this special edition. Unfortunately, privilege. I know some of are more important This semester’s staff as we grow up, no I will most likely the staff experienced now than ever. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER is a diverse, very matter what we want never have to be patted resistance while trying MARCI SUELA intelligent and good- to believe, racism is down in an airport to report on stories PRODUCTION EDITOR looking group of always going to be because of the color of related to race and NICHOLAS GIRARD reporters. there. my skin. racism. They are more than Last summer, I Because of this, I NEWS EDITOR qualified to open up a traveled throughout acknowledge that as WILLIAM YAP dialogue about race. Europe with friends, a white woman, there A&E EDITOR In this special and one of them was are times where I need JOSE F. GOVEA edition, the staff racially profiled by to step back and let addresses how racial local authorities. other people do the OPINION EDITOR issues have affected We were sitting in a talking. SARAH KLIEVES JONAS ELAM the San Jose State and group waiting for our I think this issue is EXECUTIVE EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR JESSICA HOWELL PHOTO EDITOR INCLUSION SAVANNAH HARDING
MULTIMEDIA EDITOR OMAR PEREZ SJSU’s diversity benefi ts campus community MULTIMEDIA REPORTER DAISUKE EGUCHI ONLINE EDITOR University continues to be ranked high for its varied student body KELLY BURNS
COPY EDITORS JACKIE CONTRERAS NOE MAGANA 1,061 African-Americans
STAFF WRITERS KAEL BENITEZ-AUSTRIA 35 Native Americans DIANA AVILA WILLIAM DELA CRUZ ANDREW GLENN 8,653 Asians DOMINOE IBARRA LOVETTA JACKSON CHIOMA LEWIS 2,171 Filipinos ALEX MARTINET GABRIEL MUNGARAY KRISTEL RODRIGUEZ 6,887 Mexican-Americans JOE ROIAS BRIANNA SHEATS BEN STEIN 1,696 other Latinos JASMINE STRACHAN MEI SUZUKI AMANDA WHITAKER 3DFLƓF,VODQGHUV PRODUCTION CHIEF MIKE CORPOS 5,747 Whites
NEWS ADVISERS RICHARD CRAIG LQGLYLGXDOVRIWZRRUPRUHUDFHV NISHA GARUD SCOTT FOSDICK XQNQRZQ ADVERTISING ADVISER TIM HENDRICK QRQUHVLGHQWV ADVERTISING DIRECTOR JESSICA EWING
CREATIVE DIRECTOR TIFFANY LUONG Total: 33, 409 SJSU students enrolled in fall 2017 ADVERTISING STAFF EIAN VELASQUEZ SOURCE: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR, INFORMATION GATHERED BY GABRIEL MUNGARAY, INFOGRAPHIC BY MARCI SUELA | SPARTAN DAILY ADRIANNA BENYAT KIMO PAMINTUAN SAUL MANRIQUEZ HIEU TRAN BY GABRIEL MUNGARAY SJSU opened its Office campus’ diversity has BRETT BARLOW STAFF WRITER of Diversity, Equity become important to KRISTEN DEVERA and Inclusion in 2013. preparing graduates for ANGELA MABINI When walking on The office is led by It is necessary for self-development how to work with other YOSHI WANG campus at San Jose State, Chief Diversity Officer individuals with different DUC HUYNH to bounce concepts, ideas and NHU HO one can’t help but notice Kathleen Wong(Lau). ethnic backgrounds once ALEX AUBRY the diversity among Wong(Lau)’s position knowledge off others, regardless of they graduate and get into ALBERT ONYEMEM the student population was created after a hazing if you agree with them or not. the workforce. ALEXANDRA KROG attending the university. incident in 2013 that “Diversity is an JO TADEM Being able to meet involved one African- important facet of SERGIO RAMIREZ John Tran KYLE ZANKICH new people who come American student and three whatever university,” from different ethnic white students, according computer science junior Lainez said. “In order backgrounds gives SJSU to The Mercury News. to graduate well CONTACT US the ability to boast that “Then out of that was rounded graduates, [the the university is one of the a president’s commission the university in the three American and 17.2 university] needs to have most diverse campuses on diversity as well as a ethnicities that contain percent white, according a diverse campus that EDITORIAL nationwide. task force that was led the highest percentage of to the CSU website. these graduates will know According to College by Judge Cordell and students, which are Asian, SJSU being considered a little bit about other PHONE: Factual, SJSU ranks based on that task force,” Mexican-American as one of the most diverse experiences that other (408) 924-5577 No. 385 nationwide in Wong(Lau) said. and white. campuses in the country people go through.” EMAIL: overall diversity out of “They [the commission] In fall 2017, San Diego has given students Various SJSU students SPARTANDAILY 2,475 universities. The recommended the State had an attendance opportunities and with different walks of @GMAIL.COM overall diversity ranking creation of this office of 34,828 students. benefits they may have life are an example of combines the results of that would be in the Of those students, 7.1 not experienced if the the university’s diverse ADVERTISING ethnic, geographic, age president’s office, percent were Asian, 25 campus was not diverse. campus community. SJSU and gender diversity as report to the president percent were Mexican- “A diverse campus has student organizations PHONE: of 2018. and then the chief American and 33.9 were offers plurality,” computer related to race, ethnicity (408) 924-3270 In terms of ethnic diversity officers.” white, according to CSU science junior John Tran or religion such as the diversity at SJSU, the In comparison to statistics. said. “It is necessary Black Student Union, EMAIL: university ranks No. 136 other California State For the fall 2017, SJSU for self-development to Native American Student SPARTANDAILYADVERTISING @GMAIL.COM out of 2,718 universities Universities, SJSU’s had 33,409 students bounce concepts, ideas Organization and Student by College Factual. It has diversity is above average. enrolled at the university. and knowledge off others, Advocates for Higher an ethnic diversity score According to the CSU When compared to regardless of if you agree Education. of 87, which is 41.06 website, SJSU is up to SDSU’s fall 2017 ethnic with them or not.” points higher than the par when compared to breakdown, SJSU had Mechanical national average ethnic a CSU with a similar 25.9 percent Asian, engineering senior Follow Gabriel on Twitter diversity score of 45.94. attendance of students at 20.6 percent Mexican- Cesar Lainez said the @SJSneakerhead sjsunews.com/spartan_daily NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 3
IMMIGRATION Deportation creates hardships for SJSU student
BY AMANDA WHITAKER One day Rangel’s father STAFF WRITER went in for what he thought was a regular check-in, but Imagine that one day he ended up being detained. you’re told one of your family This led to his deportation in members has been deported February 2017. and is never allowed to return According to the American to the United States again. Civil Liberties Union, ICE This thought is may place detainers on unfortunately a reality for undocumented people many families, including who have been arrested on San Jose State student criminal charges. Isabel Rangel. Detainers are “written Rangel’s father was requests that a local jail deported in February 2017 or other law enforcement and now currently resides in agency detain an individual Tijuana, Mexico. for an additional 48 hours” “He has been struggling, he to allow ICE agents more has no help, and there is also time to decide whether or that shame and humiliation not the person should be of going back to his original taken into federal custody country,” Rangel said. for deportation. Rangel’s father was arrested “A year later we are still in 2009 for an accumulation completely devastated,” of two registration tickets and Rangel said. “There’s still a routine traffic stop for an changes that we cannot illegal U-turn. make, such as dealing with The day he was supposed regular daily life. As in, to be released from jail, who’s going to pick up my Rangel and her family little sister or who’s going to discovered that he was make dinner? My mother transferred to an immigration now goes to work full-time detention center. and is now the only person After a lot of frustration supporting the household, and confusion, the family was so we’re missing our mother able to get an attorney and now not just our dad.” Rangel’s father was eventually Her father’s deportation Isabel Rangel’s father Efrain poses for a photo in front of the Tijuana sign in Mexico in April 2018. Efrain was let go on bail. has caused a lot of stress arrested in 2009 after getting two traffi c tickets. He was later transferred to an immigration detention center. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offi cers detained Efrain and deported him to Mexico in February 2017. One of the conditions for Rangel and her family. of his release was regular Because her father is in scheduled check-ins with his Mexico, it’s hard for them from getting deported. by President Trump’s order to immigration officer. to communicate because Some of President send 400 troops to the border. The U.S. Immigration the cellular services are Trump’s immigration plans He later decided it was and Customs Enforcement different in Mexico than that he has spoken or tweeted in his best interest to accept (ICE) enforces the nation’s they are in the U.S. about over the last two years the president’s order to aid immigration laws. ICE Rangel said she and her include building a wall on in having the National Guard identifies, detains and family weren’t even able to the U.S.-Mexico border, secure the border. removes people living in contact him for his birthday a excluding undocumented According to the San the U.S. without proper couple weeks ago. persons from employment, Francisco Chronicle, “In this documentation. “We can’t get him a ending Deferred Action case, he agreed to deploy According to an ICE phone in Mexico because for Childhood Arrivals Guard troops, but only on report, “In Fiscal Year every phone we get him (DACA) and detaining all the condition that they not 2017, ICE Enforcement gets stolen,” Rangel said. undocumented immigrants. participate in any immigration and Removal Operations “It’s a completely different “I think definitely an law enforcement. Drugs, conducted 143,470 overall system in Mexico for phones immigration reform is guns, human trafficking — administrative arrests, which because you have to pay needed,” Rangel said. “It’s that’s what the Guard will be is the highest number of for each time you use it, difficult with Trump rhetoric looking for.” administrative arrests over it’s not month to month and it’s difficult to get anything the past three fiscal years. so it’s difficult to do for pushed because now it’s media SEE THIS AND Of these arrests, 92 percent international calls. It sucks.” getting involved and media MORE VIDEOS had a criminal conviction, With President Donald influencing the thought of ON YOUTUBE a pending criminal charge, Trump’s new immigration people so it’s really difficult to were an ICE fugitive or were policies, it is more difficult get something done.” PHOTOS COURTESY OF ISABEL RANGEL processed with a reinstated than ever for families to Last week Gov. Jerry Follow Amanda on Twitter SJSU student Isabel Rangel and her father pose for a final order.” help save their loved ones Brown didn’t want to stand @AmandaWhitDaily photo at Parque Morelos State park in Tijuana, Mexico.
RETENTION Minority students struggle to graduate
BY ALEX MARTINET some to work more hours to STAFF WRITER not incur that greater debt,” Pizarro said. “Often times African-American What is most important is the Hispanics are enrolling students lose the idea that into college at close to the culture and climate of the institution the outcome leads to greater Hispanic same rate as whites. that sets the stage. financial opportunities However, they still have than the debt is going to a long way to go when it disappear. It’s hard to see that Ms. Paula Powell Total comes to finishing college for students.” and getting a degree, African American/Black Student Success Center Psychology junior Skylar program director according to a 2017 study Caesar is part of SJSU’s 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 by Hechinger Report, which Black Honors Society. is a website focused on the Members need to maintain education system. is the culture and climate studies professor Marcos a 3.0 GPA to be a part of Out of the 33,409 enrolled in fall 2017, there were College completion of the institution that sets Pizarro has been teaching the club. 6,887 students who identifi ed as Hispanic and rates vary along racial the stage,” Powell said. “It at SJSU since 1999. He Caesar said she believes 1,061 students who identifi ed as African-American. lines. Black and Hispanic doesn’t matter if they’re a helped implement programs graduation rates are lower students earn a four-year minority or majority.” to enhance Hispanic for minority students degree at lower rates than Out of the 33,409 students student engagement in the because of lack of funding 80 white and Asian students, enrolled in fall 2017, three classroom and was one of for K-12 schools. 70 62 % 63.2 % according to educational percent were black, according the driving forces for the This is the result of poor 60 statistic resource National to the SJSU Office of Chicanx/Latinx Student test scores and the absence 50 45.8% Student Clearinghouse Institutional Effectiveness & Success Center in the of student support. 38% Research Center. Analytics (IEA). Student Union. “Because there is such 40 San Jose State’s The According to a 2017 Los According to a 2016 Pew a low population, and 30 African American/Black Angeles Times report, 65 Research study, 22 percent that population has such 20 Student Success Center was percent of undergraduates of Hispanics have student specific needs, I feel they 10 founded by Ms. Paula Powell. at California State loans and are more likely could do a better job,” 0 She originally started one Universities are students to attend community Caesar said. “They can in 1990 at the University of of color. college than a four-year see that the numbers are Nationally, white and Asian students graduated from California, Santa Cruz, and However, six out university straight out of low and they should do their programs at similar rates, with whites at remained at the program for of 10 tenured faculty, high school. studies and figure out 62 percent and Asians at 63.2 percent. Whereas 22 years. campus leaders and Pizarro said he believes what exactly is causing Hispanics graduated at a rate of 45.8 percent and Powell said she helped senior executives in the that this affects working that problem and address African-Americans at 38 percent. students develop, aid in the chancellor’s office are white. class Hispanic families it head on.” transition from high school At SJSU, faculty of color because of the fear of raking SOURCES: INSIDE HIGHER ED AND PEW RESEARCH CENTER to college and achieve only make up 10 percent, up student debt. INFORMATION GATHERED BY ALEX MARTINET INFOGRAPHIC BY ALEX MARTINET AND MARCI SUELA | SPARTAN DAILY educational goals. according to IEA. “It may lead some to Follow Alex on Twitter “What is most important Mexican-American borrow, but it may lead @almartinet sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 4 THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 NEWS
ANCESTRY At-home DNA tests are more novelty than science
BY KRISTEL RODRIGUEZ order to compare results. STAFF WRITER “So many stories about immigration, working DNA testing company and unexpected family 23andMe may be taking members,” Villegas said. a shot in the dark when it “I have yet to meet half- comes to users’ results. brothers and sisters.” In the last few years, One company Villegas is at-home DNA tests have going to try is 23andMe – grown in popularity thanks a startup at the forefront in part to the claim it can of DNA testing – and trace a person’s family lineage whose headquarters is in all the way to its roots. Mountain View. Crystal Villegas, a visual According to the artist from Mountain View, 23andMe spokesperson, is curious about what one “Our Ancestry Composition of those at-home DNA report is a powerful and well- tests can reveal about her tested system for analyzing family’s history. ancestry based on DNA.” Both of Villegas’ parents The company’s website immigrated to California explains what its “Ancestry before she was born. Her Composition” report means. mom was born in Mexico According to 23andMe, a and her dad was born in person’s DNA submission is Guatemala. tested against 10,000 people Villegas said her parents with known ancestry. worked hard to support This means the company their families back home, so looks to see how closely a SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN, INFORMATION GATHERED BY KRISTEL RODRIGUEZ, INFOGRAPHIC BY SARAH KLIEVES | SPARTAN DAILY there is a lot that she doesn’t DNA match can be made know about her extended against one of the 31 BRCA2 cancer genes. there is a lot of debate about Feldman also confirms According to Feldman, family members. populations that 23andMe 23andMe writes the the accuracy of at-home the findings of geneticist evidence technically “I always ask my parents has stored in its database. BRCA1/BRCA2 are mutated DNA test kits. D.J. Witherspoon, who suggests that all humans new questions,” Villegas 23andMe acknowledges genes known to cause She said the ability found that there is more can be traced back to the said. “I sometimes get more that its ancestry model is still aggressive forms of breasts to look at the entire genetic variation within African continent. information from aunts and in development, with new and ovarian cancer. genome is not an easy or populations than there are Feldman said there is uncles to piece it all together.” regions being added regularly. Angelina Jolie brought straightforward process. between populations. significant emotional appeal Villegas’ curiosity and The company also offers attention to the BRCA1/ Feldman said this is Feldman attributed this to tied to the tests but she desire to feel connected is an additional service called BRCA2 genes when she especially true because the lack of genetic variation warns against the usefulness why she plans on taking a “health ancestry.” This is a had a double mastectomy scientists have yet to isolate in humans when compared of the results. DNA test within the next more developed model that and full hysterectomy upon all the genes responsible for to other species. “Our culture of constantly few months. is approved by the Food and learning she was a carrier of physical traits such as eye or “Genetics can determine ‘tracking’ ourselves has At-home DNA tests can Drug Administration (FDA). the faulty gene. hair color. geographic origins because become more prominent vary in price. 23andMe’s basic According to its website, Jolie’s mother died of “They may examine a good there are many alleles that in our daily lives,” Feldman kit ships for $69 – which is a 23andMe can create an ovarian cancer in 2007. amount of genetic material are specific to geographic said. “It’s a part of advertising temporary discount from its individual health risk So how reliable are information,” Feldman said. regions,” Feldman said. a lifestyle, just as we see with original $100 price tag. report based on a DNA the results? “But accuracy and usefulness Though lineage is possible many other products.” She understands that the sample, which is capable of According to Amanda is questionable, currently to trace, Feldman said it results are debatable, which identifying faulty genes that Feldman, a San Jose there is a low chance of depends on how far back a is why she plans on buying can cause life-threatening State University forensic predictability when it comes person is willing to trace his Follow Kristel on Twitter two or three different ones in diseases such as the BRCA1/ anthropology lecturer, to specific health risks.” or her origins. @KO_352
INTERNMENT Sons of political prisoners recall Japanese-American imprisonment
PHOTO COURTESY OF SJSU SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Evacuees use shovels and pickaxes to work on an irrigation ditch in 1942. About 110,000 Japanese-Americans were sent to internment camps during WWII.
BY NICHOLAS GIRARD had to go in to get processed December 7, 1941. PRODUCTION EDITOR before you went into the Executive Order 9066, prison camps.” signed by former President On the morning of April The gymnasium is now Franklin D. Roosevelt, 2, 1942, Japanese-Americans named Yoshihiro Uchida commanded the U.S. living on the west side of U.S. Hall after the Japanese- government to imprison Highway 101 in San Jose American judo coach, who Japanese-Americans on heard knocking at their doors. started his judo program a massive scale. More than In Japantown, a flyer before the war, was drafted 110,000 people of Japanese posted on a telephone to fight in the war while his descent were brought to pole instructed head of family was imprisoned and “assembly centers” and then households to report to local started the judo program at “internment camps,” but processing centers. SJSU again in 1946. make no mistake, they were When people arrived at Government posters across all concentration camps with the centers, men with guns the West Coast instructed guard towers and fences. greeted them. Japanese-Americans to carry The U.S. government “This poster says that linens, toiletries, changes of claimed this order was all Japanese-Americans clothes and a few personal necessary to keep anyone have to report to the men’s items all packed in a small of Japanese descent from gymnasium at San Jose State number of suitcases limited signaling Japanese ships. College,” Will Kaku, Japanese by what could be carried. “If you went east of 101, American Museum of San The Japanese military you were okay, later on they Jose docent, said. “This was bombed Pearl Harbor in DETAINED | Page 5 the gymnasium where you Hawaii four months prior on sjsunews.com/spartan_daily NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 5
BALLOT Voters continue to face obstacles at the booth
BY AMANDA WHITAKER color, or previous condition said. “They should be trying STAFF WRITER of servitude.” to convince voters to choose This allowed men of any them based on beneficial The city of San Jose size, shape, color or race to qualities and reasons.” announced on April 17 it exercise their right to vote. It One event in particular filed a lawsuit challenging was a huge breakthrough and was the march from Selma the Trump administration’s a big step toward equal rights to Montgomery in 1965. effort to include a citizenship for all American citizens. Thousands of peaceful question on the 2020 census. However, election officials protesters gathered in Selma, City officials are worried found ways to prevent certain Alabama to march 54 miles the question will cause people and racial groups to Montgomery, the state’s privacy concerns, inaccurate from voting, also known as capital, to demand the right responses from non- voter suppression. for black people to vote. citizens and discourage the “Voter suppression is an The first attempt at communities’ participation. approach in which some marching on March 7, “While the administration states use to eliminate certain 1965 ended in violence says the citizenship question people from being eligible when Alabama state is necessary to help with for voting,” psychology troopers attacked and beat enforcement of the Voting lecturer Leslye Tinson said. the protesters. Rights Act, we know this is “It is strategic and politically That same year, former a spurious claim,” Kristen based, specifically things like President Lyndon B. Johnson Clarke, president and implementing laws that forbid signed the Voting Rights executive director of the certain types of identification Act of 1965, which stopped Lawyers’ Committee for Civil from being able to be used in people from finding different Rights Under Law, said in a an election.” ways to prevent African- press release. As time went on, people Americans from voting. “Cases to protect the continued to find devious “With the Voting Rights voting rights of minority and violent ways to prevent Act, the language was communities brought by people, specifically people of written in a way in which [United States Department color, from voting. it targeted specific states of Justice] have come to a Many different types of that had a history of these grinding halt. This citizenship tests, examinations and strict types of voter suppression question aims to weaponize identification policies were policies,” Tinson said. the census to disrupt the created to manipulate and “Specifically, Jim Crow 2020 redistricting cycle and intimidate voters. South states that were still obstruct efforts to ensure a People of color were heavily influenced by the fair and accurate census count often told they had gotten traditions that were used as the Constitution requires.” the polling place wrong or in slavery.” SOURCE: BALLOTPEDIA, INFOGRAPHIC BY AMANDA WHITAKER | SPARTAN DAILY The 15th Amendment didn’t have the literary skills According to the was signed in 1870 and needed to vote. Some were National Conference of ID. According to the Texas groups are made up of participate,” Abrams said. prohibited states from even asked to recite the State Legislatures (NCSL), Secretary of State, Texas will many different individuals Current voter policies denying any male citizen the entire Constitution. certain states such as Kansas, accept gun licenses, but will who have their own values demonstrate that voter right to vote – regardless of “Voter suppression is Virginia, Tennessee and not accept student ID cards. and interests that try and suppression is still the color of his skin. basically a desperate tactic Georgia still have strict voting However, according lobby the government to happening in the U.S. The amendment states in for when campaigners feel policies that make it difficult to NCSL, California only pursue them to support 53 years after the Voting part, “The right of citizens of backed into a corner, so for certain people to vote. requires residents to register their views. Rights Act was passed and the United States to vote shall they try to find reasons for Most of these states require to vote and no documents “They are prevented from signed into law. not be denied or abridged the opposing side to stop government issued IDs in are required. taking part in a free and open by the United States or by voting,” political science order to vote. States such as Political science lecturer society where all citizens Follow Amanda on Twitter any State on account of race, freshman Audrey Olsen Texas also require a photo Jeremy Abrams said certain are supposed to be able to @AmandaWhitDaily
DETAINED political prisoner,” Kaku said. Hiroshi Terry Terakawa was a child at the time. Continued from page 4 We didn’t start He lived in Salt Lake City and was able to avoid the war, you decided if you were going internment, but it wasn’t know? It wasn’t east of 99 you were okay, much of a silver lining. and then it was the West “I didn’t have to go to our fault, so why Coast,” Vernon Hayashida, a camp, that’s fortunate, but member of the Nihonmachi sometimes I wish I did take it out on us? Outreach Committee, said. because of people outside,” “So a lot of guys were moving Terakawa said. “There were Hiroshi Terry Terakawa further and further east and some nasty people out there, Japanese American Museum of San Jose docent they didn’t move far enough you know? They’d see us, so they got incarcerated.” they’d call us names, they’d Japanese-Americans were throw things at us. All the forced to leave businesses kids were picking on us, but visited their church in and pets behind, Kaku said. the police were there to help the past, came to dinner Their bank accounts were us, thank God!” some nights to comfort frozen. Some people were However, Terakawa’s Terakawa’s mother. forced to sell their cars for as family was still affected by He said it was difficult little as $5. the reaction to the attack enduring the “nasty people” Many locals were sent to on Pearl Harbor. His father during the war. the area that is now known was the leader of the local Many San Jose Japantown as Golden Gate Fields in church frequented by residents were assisted by Albany, California. Japanese-Americans. their neighbors in keeping The Japanese, two-thirds of Terakawa said the FBI their belongings safe. whom had spent their whole wanted to arrest his father and Crimes against the lives in America, were forced take him to an internment Japanese were committed to clean out horse stables full camp under suspicion while they were imprisoned. of horse manure and urine. In of collaborating with the During the war, Japanese some cases, they lived in the Japanese Empire. families stored their cold stables for over 100 days, At that time, Terakawa’s belongings in the San Jose Kaku said. father was in an emergency Buddhist Church Betsuin in “My father was in this medical chamber that assists Japantown. But it was burned camp, Tule Lake, where they with breathing, called an down by arsonists while the put the so-called disloyal iron lung. They took him families were in camps. people,” Kaku said. His father out and took him to prison Treatment of the Japanese was a model citizen who even for questioning. changed after the war. registered for the draft. “He suffered,” Terakawa “It’s a mixed bag” SJSU The burning of a baby and said. “You don’t push history lecturer Margo suspected malpractice by a people around like that McBane said. “During prejudiced doctor led to a just because of the time. the post-war period work riot in the prison camp. We didn’t start the war, you opportunities gradually “They hit people with know? It wasn’t our fault, so began to open up, but there tear gas, they hit people in why take it out on us?” was so much anti-Japanese the head with baseball bats, As his father was being sentiment because of the war.” one person so badly that the taken away, Terakawa While things improved, baseball bat broke in two ran to his father holding history is a good reminder and blood spurted out of his a family picture and a that everything wasn’t brain,” Kaku said. military man assisting the always positive for His father saw the crimes FBI pushed him over with Japanese-Americans. against his civil liberties the butt of a gun. and decided to become an Terakawa wasn’t taken active protester. That had to the camps, but said that SEE THIS AND consequences. while some Americans MORE VIDEOS “He was sent into another were violent and abusive, ON YOUTUBE camp and he was called others such as the head of an enemy of this country. the Church of Jesus Christ Follow Nicholas on Twitter So effectively he became a of Latter-day Saints, who @ubentu sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 6 THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
GAMING FEATURE Players become their favorite stereotype
BY WILLIAM DELA CRUZ Another game that STAFF WRITER is fi lled with racial stereotypes is “Street It seems like it was Fighter.” only yesterday when my Each one of the brother, cousins and I fi ghters comes from a would gather around the specifi c country and is TV at my grandma’s house. represented in the typical We weren’t watching stereotype of that country. the latest episode of our Gaming website, favorite cartoons, but Digitiser 2000, rates some instead trying to see if of the characters out of 10 we could beat the fi nal “racisms,” which is similar boss, whether that be M. to a scale of one to 10, in Bison in “Street Fighter,” terms of how racist these Bowser in “Super Mario characters are. World” or Shao Kahn in It describes the “Mortal Kombat.” character Dhalsim, who is Even if you don’t play from India, as a “troubling video games extensively, hotchpotch of stereotypes” when you compare the who is “part Gandhi, part games from the past and mystic, part dark-skinned, current ones, you realize cannibalistic boogie man.” how much of an impact Dhalsim is a yogi racial stereotypes have in and alleged pacifi st. He ILLUSTRATION BY WILLIAM DELA CRUZ | SPARTAN DAILY video games. dons skulls around his Dhalsim, one of the characters in Street Fighter, is an example of racial stereotypes in video games. He is from Just look at Mario and neck to evoke the Hindu India, wears face paint, breathes fi re and meditates. This character has been in the game since 1991. Luigi, two of the most kapalikas, or “skull-men” popular video game who were said to practice “Humans as a species with the developers and make several diff erent games such as “Wii Sports,” characters. Th ey are cannibalism. In later have always tried to about character design in options for people. and even “Mario Kart.” supposed to be Italian versions of the game, he make things easier like terms of race. “Th e fl ip side to that is Th e user is given a but in no way represent wears a turban to suggest creating the car for “Th at is partly about take and remove all those variety of options to the Italian culture. he might be Sikh. faster transportation or being inclusive,” Morgan markers from the avatar select from when making William Caro, Spartan Another “Street creating the internet to said. “If you are going so that it is genderless and a Mii such as diff erent Starleague member Fighter” character, name a data repository,” to let somebody play an race-less,” Morgan said. hairstyles, eyes, nose and and kinesiology junior, Guile, is a blonde-haired Huang said. “Stereotypes avatar, do you let them “Th at seems to be what mouth shapes, to even claims specifi c examples American soldier who make it easier to behave play something that we have to do in terms facial hair and wrinkles. of racial stereotypes can wears a camo and whose in certain ways according looks like them? What is of some of the low scale Th e user is also given be found in many games. stage is a military base. to the group it aff ects.” the challenge associated development that we do.” six diff erent skin color “Black people are Another character, San Jose State has with that like how does One example is the options. Instead of stereotyped all the time in named E. Honda, is a a Game Development that impact development Mii Nintendo introduced giving users a pre-made games,” Caro said. “Th ey Japanese sumo wrestler Club, which is a student- and how do you build through the Wii in 2006. character, players are are either criminals or part who fi ghts in a bathhouse. run organization of game it into it so that you are Th e Mii has since given a chance to make of a gang like in ‘Mafi a 3’ Whether or not these makers and fans that being respectful to the been extended to other something they felt and ‘Grand Th eft Auto San facts may seem off ensive, explore game development. people who are playing.” Nintendo consoles such represented them and how Andreas,’ or they are the Michael Huang, Spartan Digital media art Morgan said the as the 3DS, Wii U and they perceive themselves. loud, cursing, slang-talking Starleague member and instructor James Morgan conversation does directly Nintendo Switch. black guy like Cole from business junior, claims is the advisor for the impact the amount of Miis are customizable ‘Gears of War’ or Barrett these stereotypes are club and said he has had development time if you avatars users could create Follow William on Twitter from ‘Final Fantasy 7.’” unavoidable. several conversations have to take into account of themselves to use in @liamotsd
COMEDY FEATURE Adressing racism through laughter
BY DOMINOE IBARRA STAFF WRITER
Stand-up comedy has brewed up a lot of criticism for being off ensive and joking about negative stereotypes regarding race. But in fact, it’s pushing social boundaries that are normally unacceptable, and masking them with laughter DOMINOE IBARRA | SPARTAN DAILY on stage. Computer engineering junior Cameron Lofy performs “I think it’s great when stand-up in the University Theater in Hugh Gillis Hall. comedians use stand- up as a medium to talk the racially-targeted joke. would ever do corny about race issues, but I feel In an interview with impressions of other that it is bad taste when journalist Lorenza Muñoz, races or use off ensive comedians make jokes at Lopez said, “If you look slurs. Th ese are mostly the expense of another back in time, comedy portrayals of old comedy. race,” computer engineer was always insensitive to Th e newer comedy is junior Cameron Lofy said. people of color because more politically correct.” Lofy is president of All our country, and comedy All Comedy SJSU Comedy SJSU, a stand-up was dominated by comedian Chaitanya comedy club founded by whites. Th at is why Amos Sharma, who is a business aspiring comedians. and Andy could paint analytics sophomore, has “In today’s age of comedy, their faces black and talked about race in some people do not seem to talk make ‘black’ voices and of his comedic bits. negatively about other everyone in the theater He makes jokes about races but rather use their who was white thought his own culture, as do jokes to highlight the issues it was hilarious. You can’t many other comedians. they’ve had to struggle do that anymore. Th en we “I wouldn’t talk about with as their ethnicity in got overly sensitive and any subject especially a a lighthearted manner. I politically correct. But you controversial one that enjoy this type of comedy can still do [ethnic and I don’t know all the because even though they racial comedy] if you tell details,” Sharma said. “I are jokes, there is oft en a lot the truth. If you do it out would not want to come of truth behind it, shedding of meanness, it’s no fun.” off misinformed... I light onto issues,” Lofy said. Grayson Garcia, would be pragmatic and Famous comedians poke member of All Comedy smart about anything fun at racial stereotypes all and SJSU graphic design I write, while trying to the time in their comedy senior, believes it’s OK make it funny.” bits. For example, George when certain comedians Lopez joked about how talk about their own race babies born to minorities and poke fun at it. SEE THIS AND will outnumber the “What is normally MORE VIDEOS number of babies born to funny to me wouldn’t ON YOUTUBE white people in the United happen to be pushing a States. Some audience political agenda,” Garcia Follow Dominoe on Twitter members booed him for said. “I don’t think I @dominoeibarra sjsunews.com/spartan_daily ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 7
FASHION COLUMN Cultural appropriation is not appreciation
cultural appropriation is represented as something diff erent than what it Jasmine Strachan actually is. Baby hair, box STAFF WRITER braids, bantu knots and In 2016, Forever 21, a prominent clothing bamboo earrings have company, created a made recent appearances “boho-inspired” headwear on fashion runways accessory. The piece was reminiscent of Native while being worn by American headdresses. Cultural appropriation particular way. white models. TWISTED MINI BUNS The traditional feathered is a common occurrence According to Bustle’s Th ese three defi nitive The twisted mini buns style headdresses were worn within pop culture. website, Katy Perry’s use looks are embedded into originated from bantu knots. Bantu by male leaders who knots is a popular hairstyle that have earned the respect Accents, clothing and of geishas in her American black culture yet these derives from Zulu tribes in South of their tribe. They were cultural identities are all Music Awards performance looks are not celebrated on Africa. In 2015, the Marc by Marc often worn into battle and things that we’ve seen was highly off ensive to black women. In fact, black Jacobs fashion show debuted BRAIDED FEATHER special ceremonies. It is a bantu knots as twisted mini buns HEADBAND sacred piece in the Native misused and abused. the Japanese-American women are oft en targeted on white models. American culture. Cultural appropriation community. Miley Cyrus and fi red from their jobs is a concept in sociology of could not complete a because these hairstyles are SOURCE: THE ROANOKE TIMES AND HUFFINGTON POST, INFOGRAPHIC BY JASMINE STRACHAN | SPARTAN DAILY the adoption of elements performance without deemed unacceptable. from a minority culture twerking, a popular dance In 2010, a black woman job off er. is overlooked. take it for themselves.” to a dominant culture. that has African origins. named Chastity Jones had a At the height of festival It disregards the It becomes a It basically is the act of Iggy Azalea and job off er rescinded because season, people crave importance behind greater issue when taking cultural identities Meghan Trainor have of her refusal to cut her to showcase different headdresses and what appreciation registers to enhance personal and been accused of using dreadlocks, according to and unique fashions. they mean in the Native as appropriation. Th e popular aesthetics. “blaccents,” a black Slate’s website. Catastrophe The recognition of American culture. appreciation of a culture Th is is evident through accent that adds a certain Management Solutions these fashion choices as Amandla Stenberg, is beautiful and it helps to music, fashion, hair and aesthetic to the delivery requires employees to cultural appropriation actress and activist, educate people on unique traditions. In music, and sound of their keep “a professional and is rarely discussed. said that cultural styles and traditions. cultural appropriation music. In these ways, business like image.” A Th ere are countless appropriation “occurs Th e goal is to focus on manages to seep its way these artists are taking white human resources decorative headdresses, when a style leads to appreciation and leave through the cracks. from black and asian employee told Jones hennas and bindis that racist generalizations the appropriation side of Many artists use diff erent cultures without the true to change her hairstyle are viewed as exotic. Th e or stereotypes where it it out. cultural nuances in their celebration of black and because dreads have the reality of these items originated, but is deemed music and appearance to Asian individuals. tendency to get messy. culturally appropriating as high fashion cool or Follow Jasmine on Twitter portray themselves in a In the fashion industry, Jones refused and lost her Native American culture funny when the privileged @jaasssyjay
MOVIE FEATURE Hollywood is cutting corners of authenticity for ethnicity BY MEI SUZUKI Directors and fi lm in 1961 when casting member of the rival team and language diff erences. those fi lms with anyone STAFF WRITER producers in Hollywood situations and fi lming was played by a Korean- Th ey don’t have the same in the world. seem to think Japanese processes were diff erent Australian actor. Th ere was background.” “Th ere are plenty of When you watch a culture is a fascinating than today. But if also a yakuza character in In the 2017 movie actors and performers movie that has Japanese aspect to include in their fi lmmakers wanted to it that was also portrayed “Ghost in the Shell,” the in every ethnic group,” characters that are movies and it enriches the make a movie that lasts by a non-Japanese actor. story is based off a Japanese Burrows said. “I think not portrayed by real content of their movies. But for generations, they Yakuza is a Japanese anime. Th e heroine, Hollywood just needs to Japanese actors, do you if Hollywood producers needed to be authentic. version of a gang. named Motoko Kusanagi, stop cutting corners, and feel weird? Th ere are a want to portray the story as “We are sort of in a When certain groups was acted by Scarlett they need to try harder.” lot of Hollywood movies close as possible to reality, scenario where basically such as the yakuza are Johansson. Johansson For it to happen, not that are not concerned they need to be serious we like to see culture of portrayed, they should be was not wearing any only Hollywood, but about authenticity when about casting as well. opposite of America,” acted by actual Japanese Asian-looking makeup or also we the viewers are it comes to casting “It’s actually very radio, television and characters to correctly Japanese accent. She just responsible to demand Japanese characters. insulting,” theatre arts fi lm junior Jonny Dorais represent people from Japan. had black hair. what we really want. Butler “Hollywood is very professor Buddy Butler said. “But that leads to a “When people say that “Th e more authentic that said it is also actors and lazy about casting,” radio, said. “Because it just problem saying like, ‘well, Japanese, Korean and the identity is, the more actresses’ obligation to be television and fi lm lecturer negates any kind of when we portray diff erent Chinese are all the same, authentic that the character authentic about characters Capri Burrows said. “Th ey’ll cultural truisms at all.” cultures, we still want it shows just the lack of and portrayal will be in the they play. put out a casting call for the One example is Mickey to use people from our awareness of people’s part fi lm,” Burrows said. Japanese characters and Rooney in “Breakfast at culture because that will that they are not even Th is issue has become SEE THIS AND they’ll just ask for Asian Tiff any’s.” His character make people want to see close to one another,” more and more important MORE VIDEOS actors for auditions. [Th ey lives in the same apartment it more which apparently Butler said. “Th ere are since we have easier ON YOUTUBE think,] ‘if the [actor] passes complex as the heroine and money talks with it.’” geographical diff erences, access to information on Follow Mei on Twitter by our standards as Japanese, he is supposedly Japanese. In “Fast and Furious: philosophical diff erences, fi lms and we can share @meiS0000 that’s fi ne.’” Th is movie was made Tokyo Drift ,” a Jap an e s e and sometimes religious thoughts and critiques on
GAME REVIEW ‘Hair Nah’ refl ects a struggle of colored women
BY CHIOMA LEWIS by touching her hair hands reach out, you STAFF WRITER without permission, PLAY can hear voices saying so help Aeva catch her different phrases such “Hair Nah” brings the flight and protect her NOW as: “So fluffy,” “Can I conversation about black hair by stopping the touch it?” and “Is it women’s hair to light. In reaching hands.” “Hair Nah” attached to your head?” 2017, an art director by When playing, the Those phrases are the name of Momo Pixel only character available popular among people created a game called is a black woman, for Studio: who express curiosity “Hair Nah.” obvious reasons. The Momo Pixel when trying to touch Th e game allows black game allows players Genre: black women’s hair. women to express their to choose between six Fashion The character’s face disapproval with people different skin tones has a very unhappy from other racial groups that represent the MSRP: expression on it touching their hair. various skin tones of Free throughout the game It also allows the black women. Rating: which is due to the player to travel to There are 12 different annoyance of having different destinations. hairstyles that can be to swat the hands PHOTO COURTESY OF MOMO PIXEL The start screen chosen such as bantu away. If the hands The character in the game has an annoyed look on her shows a white hand and knots, faux locs and aren’t swatted away face as white hands reach out to touch her hair. a plane with a blue sky even an Afro. often, the “nah!” meter fast enough, they glow and moving clouds in Players are allowed will go down and they red. The game uses getting started” or screen that welcomes you the background to put to travel internationally will have to start all pixel visuals and music even “Come through to whichever location a emphasis on the travel with three destinations over. The hands that similar to an arcade melanin! You better player chooses as his or her aspect of the game. that they can choose reach out to touch the game from the 1980s. show out!” destination. Th e message When you press the from such as Osaka, hair belong to both Each level takes the Melanin is a dark says the game is over start button, a black hand Japan, Havana, Cuba men and women. All of player to a different brown to black pigment but the experience is not reaches up and smacks and the Santa Monica the hands are white to portion of the trip such that is present in skin. because it is still a problem the white hand off screen. Pier in California. show that white people as in a car on the way to If you fail a level, you that black women face After pressing start, The rules of the game are the ones who seem a airport, a security line might see a message daily and not to accept it. a message appears on are that players have 60 to be touching the at the airport and even that says: “Welp, The game is available the screen that says, seconds to click with black women’s hair. The within a plane. moisturize and try at hairnah.com. “Aeva loves to travel their mouse or use womens’ hands have When you pass a again” or “Dang that’s but is hesitant because arrow keys to swat the nail polish on them level, you see messages wack ... but try again.” Follow Chioma on Twitter people often invade hands away. If the player so the player can tell such as: “Yassss! Keep When you win the game, @clevermindlewis her personal space misses a hand swat too the difference. As the it up ’cause you’re just a message pops up on the sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 8 THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 OPINION Your name often says hello before you do
Jasmine Strachan STAFF WRITER
David, Christopher, white participants Timothy, Jasmine and published in the and Jonathan are the Evolution and Human names of my mother’s Behavior journal, men children. My mother with black-sounding knew our names would names are more likely defi ne us before we to be envisioned as had the opportunity to physically larger, defi ne ourselves. dangerous and violent She knew the power than men with white- that our names would sounding names. hold on any application Names like Jamal and we came across. Deshawn were used as Having fi ve African- examples for this case ILLUSTRATION BY MARCI SUELA | SPARTAN DAILY American children, she study. Th ese names felt passionately about shared derogatory to individuals based named Jorge or Juan, giving us nonspecifi c attributions whereas solely on having names as larger, more violent names with hopes names like Connor like Darnell or Juan; and lower in status than that we wouldn’t and Wyatt shared The greatest misfortune is we whereas names such as characters named Chen be victimized by positive attributions. are judging people before they Connor automatically or Hikaru. name prejudice. Th e imagination of led to expectations of It is no secret that Something as their size played the are even given the chance to prestige and status,” your name oft en innocent as your name biggest factor. Holbrook told Th e introduces you can be a reason you Daniel Fessler, show themselves. Huffi ngton Post in before you introduce experience racial bias. ananthropology an email. yourself. Judgement is Your name is more professor at UCLA and “Th is seems to clearly inevitable, but it does than just your personal director of the UCLA echo the fear of black not defi ne someone’s stamp you are given Center for Behavior, “In essence, the black protagonists, and Latino men in our physical appearance, at birth. Evolution and Culture, brain’s representational dangerous equals society, which is ironic capabilities, or Name prejudice discovered that the system has a toggle big and big equals and disturbing as they fi nancial status. is the act of being larger the participants switch, such that dangerous, period.” are oft en the victims Th e greatest discriminated against pictured men with size can be used to Colin Holbrook, the of violence — precisely misfortune is we are because the sound or black-sounding names, represent either threat lead author of this study because people are judging people before aesthetic appearance the lower they rated or status,” Fessler said. and a research scientist afraid of them.” they are even given of your name. It is a their fi nancial stability, “However, apparently at the UCLA Center In UCLA’s BEC the chance to show real issue that aff ects social infl uence because stereotypes of for Behavior, Evolution center’s latest study, the themselves. Th at is the many individuals and respect in their black men as dangerous and Culture said his authors researched the most disheartening who have unique- community. are deeply entrenched, fi ndings disgusted him. eff ect of stereotypical news about this topic. sounding names. Th ere On the contrary, the it is very diffi cult “Th e participant Hispanic names versus We allow people’s names is a racial bias that larger they envisioned for our participants sample, despite stereotypically East to take precedence over comes with having a men with white- to fl ip this switch being slightly left Asian names. their characters. diff erent name. sounding names, the when thinking about of center politically, Th e individuals who According to a greater their status black men. For study automatically participated in this Follow Jasmine on Twitter study with mostly was considered. participants evaluating attributed violence study rated characters @jaasssyjay Soy hispana pero no hablo español
There has been a decline in individuals who speak multiple Savannah Harding languages. PHOTO EDITOR Th e Center for Immigration Studies reports that as a share of the population, only 21 percent of U.S. residents speak a foreign language “No hablo español” has been not learning at home. has become the only Spanish. Granted, both Chemical engineer phrase I can say in of my grandmothers sophomore Niki Spanish without attempted to teach me Rachman identifies as sounding too dumb or their native languages, Chinese-American. “too white.” and I took three years of She said, “My mom’s People take one look Spanish in high school, from Oklahoma. I’m at me and will start but it never stuck. white as fuck.” speaking a language Though I still have I believe most that is not English. I time to learn, I do not students at San Jose feel ashamed when I think I will be very State are just like Niki tell them that I do not successful. and I. We may identify understand them. And According to the as another ethnicity it happens all the time. Pew Research Center, and may even look Spanish, Tagalog, you more than 37 million it on the outside, but name it. Latinos in the U.S. growing up in the I believe that speak Spanish at home, United States we have even though I am making it the country’s only learned how to multicultural, I do most common speak English. not have to speak the language other It is not necessarily languages. I am first and than English. a bad thing either. I foremost American. While the number am not saying that Just because I may look of Latinos who everyone that speaks brown on the outside speak Spanish in the another language does not mean I am on U.S. continues to should learn to speak the inside. grow because of the English, but it does Savannah Harding increase in population, not mean I have does not sound like a the percentage to learn a second Hispanic or Filipino has continued to or third language name, so naturally decrease overall. to communicate people are always In San Jose, with others. asking me what Sunnyvale and Santa Only speaking ethnicity I am. Clara, the Spanish- English does not define I am a second- speaking population me as a person. I love generation Mexican- has increased from being Mexican and American on my 297,222 in 2006 to Filipina. Although mother’s side, and 322,811 in 2015. there may be a language Filipino and Irish on However, the overall barrier between my father’s side. My percentage of those who individuals, I think we family has become so speak Spanish at home all know what it means Americanized that I do has decreased from 75 to be human. Race and not think I should be percent to 70 percent. ethnicity do not define allowed to call myself These declining who we are. Hispanic or Filipino. statistics do not only In my almost 20 years represent Spanish Follow Savannah on Twitter of life, my biggest regret speaking Americans. @harding_sav sjsunews.com/spartan_daily OPINION THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 9 Children of multiple races deal with own discrimination lot by people because the stereotype I am light skin. Even threats that affect when I would go to their performance Growing up, I dealt with Brianna Sheats family cookouts on and tasks. It may so-called friends telling me that STAFF WRITER my dad’s side, who be because those is black, they would who are multiracial I am not black enough to know call me black wonder understand that race bread because I would is not biological, but a about certain things or I cannot act more proper.” social construct. like certain things. When you think were considered to be Everyone should be “I had problems of racial issues, you illegitimate because able to help protest with someone because mainly think about the relationships were and fight for rights I was speaking about people who have illegal. It was not until regarding certain black issues and she Brown said. “But Follow Brianna on Twitter one skin tone or the Supreme Court racial problems. Race told me that I can’t I believe everyone @briiiiiiii_ race dealing with made a decision in and gender shouldn’t speak on it because I is equal whether it certain problems. But 1967, the Loving v. matter when it comes don’t experience the is race, sexuality, ILLUSTRATION BY MARCI SUELA | multiracial children Virginia case, that the to raising awareness full struggle because male, female we are SPARTAN DAILY and interracial couples law was overturned. aboutbout issues.issues. I do lliveive in a nniceice arareaea all equal.” have to deal with many Since then, some “My issue with this and I am lighter skin,” issues of their own. people have evolved is that people were I will say that our with the changing raisedised in a way to think society has welcomed times and there are wellell if you’re black the action of different more interracial youou hang out with races falling in love couples. However, thee black peoppeoplele and has grown to interracial couples and andnd if you are accept it. people who are biracial whitehite you stick My mother is white still face problems. withith the whiwhitete and my father is Growing up, I dealt sidede and it kindkind black. They have been with so-called friends offl leaveseaves ththoseose happily married for telling me that I am whoho are both 25 years, but it has not black enough to reallyally in this not always been easy know about certain grayay area and for them. things or I cannot like questionuestion welwelll When my parents certain things. reallyally who am lived in Louisiana People would say I?”” history junijunioror and my mother was things like, “You can’t Donnaonna DaDavisvis sasaid.id. pregnant with me, be good at sports. A study by the they dealt with nasty You’re not full black.” APAPA concluded that looks when walking Even today when multiracialultiracial identity together and things there are black issues increasescreases the way being said about their and multiracial people peopleeople appreciate skin tones. This was in talk about them to differentfferent cultural 1996, which was not try to become part of diversity.versity. that long ago. them, there are those They are less According to few who say they can’t focusedocused the American relate because they onn Psychological have not dealt with the Association (APA), full struggle. most states banned “I did not join a black marriages and even sorority because they relationships between told me that I was not white and non-white black enough to join,” people. If those sociology freshman couples were to have Briena Brown said. “I a biracial child, they was called ‘ratchet’ a Racism is a social construct that doesn’t really exist
of modern humans, is no gene or gene confused because According to Robert sometimes, especially cluster common to I did not know if I Sussman, an American formerly, based on all black people or all always thought I was anthropologist and William dela Cruz any or a combination white people because an American whose Washington University STAFF WRITER of carious physical if races were real in family is from the professor, there is no characteristics, as skin the genetic sense, Philippines. The such thing as race. color, facial form or racial classifications only two choices He wrote in an article eye shapes.” for individuals would I had to choose for Newsweek that Th is means that it is a remain constant across from were Asian or there is no evidence A popular topic not condone at all, way we have separated boundaries. Pacific Islander. of fixed, long-term that has been in the the fact of the matter ourselves through For example, My friends and I geographic isolation news for what seems is that it is not racist how we look and are whenever we took had these debates between populations like forever is the because race does received by others on standardized tests in about it because the because major human ongoing racism and not exist. the outside, so rather school back in the Philippines is not populations have been discrimination in Race is not a than bringing us closer day, we always had connected to Asia and interconnected by our country. biological thing. It Filipinos do not fit mating opportunities, Whether it’s the is a social construct, the stereotype of the and thus genetic recent two African- meaning that it is It is a social construct, meaning Asian appearance. mixture, during the American men an idea that has It was confusing and last 200,000 years or who were arrested been created and that it is an idea that has been one time I remember as long as modern at the Philadelphia accepted by the people created and accepted by the one time just humans have existed. Starbucks or even the in society. bubbling “other.” So given current offensive use of Native This is like social people in society. We are taught from research, race has Americans as mascots classes and how people a young age that we never existed in the in professional sports are grouped into a are a certain “race,” past, nor does it exist team franchises such set of hierarchical but growing up and among humans today as the Cleveland social categories like together, it is a category to bubble in the box learning about the as anything other than Indians or Washington upper, middle and that divides us. of what race we were topic through different a social construct. Redskins, some form lower classes. Angela Onwuachi- such as Asian, African, Anthropology courses of racial issues are The anthropological Willig, a law professor Hispanic, Native I truly believe we always in the news. definition of at the University American, Pacific are all just “human” Though these race, according to of Iowa, said in an Islander, Caucasian and genetics studies incidents are terrible dictionary.com, is “an article for the New or “other.” have backed up Follow William on Twitter and something I do arbitrary classification York Times that there I was always that statement. @liamotsd
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COUNTERPOINTS Does reverse racism exist? White people can be victims too Reverse racism does not exist
that two black men and of color wouldn’t be two black women were admitted into certain accused of beating a schools, and I’m not Andrew Glenn mentally disabled white Chioma Lewis talking about students STAFF WRITER man while recording STAFF WRITER with very poor grades. I it live on Facebook in mean the students who Chicago. Th eir names do well in school. Some are Brittany Covington, people tend to believe Tanishia Covington, affi rmative action means Th e term reverse Union. While it was an Jordan Hill and Affi rmative Action and privilege over students of color don’t racism has been thrown organization unaffi liated Tesfaye Cooper. is not reverse racism. another race through excel as much as their around by white people with the school, it received Th e four of them were Too oft en I hear people economic, political and white counterparts, but in recent years. Th ey do signifi cant backlash. charged with battery calling everything they institutional means. that is not true at all. so claiming there are Th e groups advocated and committing a hear racist. I always fi nd Th ose who do not I was a good student social groups and policies for the interests of hate crime. Th e victim it funny because most have power or majority in high school. I can’t that discriminate against “persons of European was found dazed and times they aren’t using in society cannot say if affi rmative action them solely because they heritage.” Besides this bloodied, wandering the word in the right way. enforce racism. helped me get into San are white. Other ethnic goal, they advocate for a neighborhood in I hear the phrase Affi rmative action Jose State, but being on groups have countered the same rights as other Chicago’s West Side. reverse racism and it is clearly not reverse the dean’s list shows I these claims stating that student organizations. Again, the incidents makes me wonder if racism. Reverse racism probably didn’t need reverse racism is fake and Th e group was considered such as these vary Americans are educated in America would mean the help. I’m not trying entirely untrue. Reverse to be the foundation for greatly. However, this on the history of racism those who had slaves to say this in a bragging racism is a very real the next generation of incident did not receive in this country. If they would become slaves and way, but students of color thing despite what many white nationalists. the same amount of were, they wouldn’t be segregation would be don’t have affi rmative people believe. Another such example backlash or public saying that. brought back in favor of action for being poor Th e defi nition of regarding reverse racism response as the incident Only in America those who didn’t benefi t students. It’s all about reverse racism, according is the news media. It is with Gray. will an attempt to get from it in the past. creating an equal to Dictionary.com, is the frequently reported when One of the most widely- rid of a system based It’s insulting for those educational system. intolerance and prejudice a white police offi cer acknowledged examples on institutionalized who benefi t most in In 2008, a young directed at members of shoots a black person. of reverse racism is racism get called reverse American society to cry woman by the name of historically dominant A prime example is the the affi rmative action racism. According to the racism at something Abigail Fisher claimed racial groups. Th is is a case involving Freddie practices of colleges National Conference that is intended to that her rejection to the more specifi c kind of Carlos Gray Jr. in April and employers. of State Legislatures, get rid of inequality University of Texas was racism when compared 2015. He was arrested It was originally Affi rmative Action that was set up from because of Affi rmative to the original defi nition by the Baltimore Police implemented to was created to provide the start. Action. Fisher claimed of racism. Department for allegedly ensure minorities and equality in educational African-American Th e term made its fi rst possessing an illegal knife women received equal and employment students with worse appearance in 1965, not under Baltimore law. opportunities, but there opportunities for grades were accepted long aft er the Civil Rights are a number of reports minorities and women Affi rmative over her but that Act was passed. of these quotas leading to who were oft en excluded action is wasn’t true. While the origin and Yet, the idea suboptimal admissions or underrepresented. Forty-two of the timing of the term would or hires in order to have Th ese admission not reverse 47 students that were make it questionable, it is that white enough minorities in the policies provide equal admitted with grades a clear reality today. people cannot school or workplace. access for these groups racism. lower than her were According to a 2016 Th e only reason anyone in higher education. white students. 168 Public Religion Research be victims of should be admitted into Somehow many people black and Latino Institute poll, 57 percent a college is by merit see this as being racist. students who applied of all white people and racism solely and accomplishments Merriam-Webster Emerson College with better grades than 66 percent of the white because of and not the color of dictionary defi nes professor and Dean of Fisher were also rejected working class believe that his or her skin. Race racism as “racial Liberal Arts Amy Ansell from the university. Th e discrimination against the color of has no place in college diff erences that produce in her book “Race and case was taken to the white people is as big a admissions. Th e idea an inherent superiority Ethnicity: Th e Key Supreme Court and the problem in America as their skin is that a college will accept of a particular race.” Concepts,” writes “claims justices ruled in favor of discrimination against completely a less-qualifi ed minority It also defi nes it as a of reverse racism tend to Affi rmative Action. black people or other student over a more- political or social system ignore such disparities I’ve even heard people minorities. While it is not untrue. qualifi ed white or Asian founded on racism. in the exercise of power say it is hard for non- as big a problem, it is still student to meet a quota is But racism is more and authority, which minority students to a problem. the strongest example of complex than just a scholars argue constitute receive scholarships. Organizations such as While being reverse racism. dictionary defi nition. an essential component While it might seem the Black Student Union transported in a police Being a minority Webster even states of racism.” like minorities are being were organized to give van, he fell into a coma makes you no more that “dictionaries say Reverse favored for admissions minorities a means of and was taken to a or less qualifi ed to get nothing about the discrimination is actually and scholarships, feeling safe and involved trauma center where he into college than the intrinsic nature of the term that would be according to Financialaid. in the community. While died from his injuries to ethnicities that are more the thing named by a more appropriate to org, white students this goal is an admirable his spinal cord. Th e six represented, which at word, much less the what people claim to receive more than three one that should by no offi cers involved with the the university level is signifi cance it may have be happening. I don’t times as much in merit- means be prevented, arrest were charged with predominantly whites for individuals. When believe anyone should based grant and private members of the white homicide. Th e incident and Asians. discussing concepts like be rejected from a scholarship funding than community feel as if they sparked protests later that By all accounts, the term racism, therefore, it is university or job based minority students. are being left out. month, which resulted reverse racism should prudent to recognize on their skin color but Discrimination is While there is no such in 34 arrests and 15 not be used as racism that quoting from a that is the exact reason grounded in prejudice rule stating that white injured offi cers. is racism regardless of dictionary is unlikely affi rmative action exists. and exclusion based on students couldn’t join While the one’s ethnicity. Yet, the to either mollify or Th ose who fi nd it to be race, while affi rmative organizations such as the circumstances of idea that white people persuade the person with discriminatory should action is the attempt Black Student Union, I incidents such as these cannot be victims of whom one is arguing.” thank their country and to overcome exclusion have found few examples vary greatly, incidents racism solely because of I bring this up because their founding fathers and racial prejudice proving otherwise. where a white person the color of their skin, is racism is when power for setting up an unequal treatment of minorities In 2012, a senior harmed or killed by completely untrue. and prejudice come system in the fi rst place. through inclusion. named Matthew a minority are not as together. Racism is I don’t think people Heimbach at Townson widely reported. a system in which a realize that without University in Maryland In January 2017, it was Follow Andrew on Twitter racial majority is able affi rmative action Follow Chioma on Twitter formed a White Student reported by CBC News @SaviorElite10 to enforce its power even in 2018, students @clevermindlewis Do you think reverse racism exists?
“I believe it exists. Most of “I defi nitely do think it “I think bullying and “I think reverse racism “I don’t believe reverse us knew we had a hard exists. Being in this society discrimination exists, does exist. I know a racism exists because experience before and now, you do see on social especially if for some very few people who, are racism is set up to the stereotypes people media sometimes other odd reason a Caucasian not necessarily racist oppress people and if you use for reverse racism races shaming each other. person lives in a country look at it historically, white towards white people shouldn’t be tolerated. Many people have that where they are technically people have been on It’s better to stop those mindset that white people the minority then I but they say some top. That still is dominant kinds of issues because don’t know what they have guess discrimination jokes toward them and today even though it’s we’ve all experienced been through in the past can happen, but I don’t I do consider those to hard to debate for some it before.” and automatically assume think full on racism be racist.” people . . . You cannot that they are privileged.” exists in that type oppress a group that’s not of way.” oppressed.”
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REPORTING AND PHOTOS BY DOMINOE IBARRA | SPARTAN DAILY sjsunews.com/spartan_daily OPINION THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 11 The Latinx community is underrepresented in fi lm
will get a leading role “He even kept his that doesn’t make the accent, which was community look bad. great. Thinking about Dominoe Ibarra Many Latinx actors how much of an Latinos are among the least will change their unexpected impact it STAFF WRITER represented speaking roles names or look to avoid had on me, imagine in fi lm and TV, even though being casted in under how much it would they make up about represented roles. impact young people 17.4 percent of the U.S. For example, Rita seeing actors of their population. Hayworth is half ethnicities in serious When watching a Statistics Report, Spanish, but she uses main character roles. It movie or television Latinx are more her mother’s maiden would make them feel Out of more than show, you may come likely to be “frequent name. Her birth name like they could reach 11,000 across Latinx actors or moviegoers” than is Margarita Carmen their goals of being speaking characters actresses, but the roles other minority groups Cansino. successful in acting or surveyed in fi lm and TV, they play are most in the United States. She also surgically in anything really.” 5.8 percent were Hispanic commonly maids, The community also changed her hairline Unfortunately, one or Latino. drug dealers, criminals buys more tickets than and dyed her hair red movie isn’t going or prostitutes. any other minority to look less Spanish. to make up for all The American media group, accounting for Other actors and the ones where the From 2012 to 2013, paints a certain picture 21 percent of all tickets actresses who have Latinx community is 17.7 percent of about the community. sold in 2016. changed some aspect underrepresented. Latino fi lm characters and Latinx are According to of their Latinx Many protests have 24.2 percent of TV underrepresented Remezcla writer character are Charlie raised awareness, but characters were linked and misrepresented Manuel Betancourt Sheen, Raquel Welch, that’s not going to to crime. in entertainment and said, “Unsurprisingly, Vanna White and stop Hollywood from news programing, the report states yet Marc Anthony. disrespecting Latinx. both in front of and again that Latino “In Rogue One: “We have to be more behind the camera. (or “Hispanic,” in A Star Wars Story,” behind the scenes INFOGRAPHIC BY DOMINOE IBARRA | SPARTAN DAILY There are long- the survey’s chosen Diego Luna was cast as in film making,” standing stereotypes label) moviegoers Capt. Cassian Andor, Magdalena Barrera, Hollywood.” thought returns to about the Latinx continue to be one of an intelligence officer Mexican-American Many mainstream who is going to pay to community and very the steadiest and most for the Rebel Alliance studies associate Hollywood companies see that idea. limited roles are loyal demographics in who leads a diverse professor, said. are only interested Hollywood needs offered or available to the United States.” group on a mission “We need to be in making money. to start taking action Latinx actors. As a society, we are to steal the Death telling our own Companies create and start showing This is ironic paying to support Star plans. stories. We need projects they feel everyone of any because Latinx make an industry that “I never really knew people who are going will give them a ethnicity in a truthful up one of the greatest continues to show the how much it would to be screenwriters, guaranteed return of and realistic light. proportions of movie- Latinx community in impact me being able study film and theater their investment. going audiences. very poor light. to see someone of my and get involved in Someone could According to the For most Latinx ethnicity in a serious the arts. Until we get easily come with a Motion Picture actors and actresses, main character role,” seats at the table that’s great idea that will Association of unless they have Rosa Hall, library and just the only way that portray the Latinx America’s annual lighter skin there is a information science we’re going to be able community in a more Follow Dominoe on Twitter Theatrical Market very slim chance they graduate student, said. to shape the outputs of truthful light but the @dominoeibarra Racism is a part of American history and will never go away face every day.” access to resources. American student. If up the population Racism, along with All of these things an African-American of the U.S., but they stereotypes, will never have been as you know student acted this way, count for 60 percent Lovetta Jackson die. Racism correlates aff ected by racism. And they would be seen of prisoners. STAFF WRITER to stereotypes because I see the next generation as disruptive. Black off enders that’s how people winning this fi ght.” According to KUT receive sentences are judged. According to U.S. there are diff erent 10 percent longer than “I think people need News and World communication styles white off enders for the to learn about cultures Report, black students between white teachers same crimes, according I believe that racism years ago that legally- and be more accepting from kindergarten and black students. to the Center of will always be a problem enforced racial of how each group American Progress. in American society. segregation in America is diff erent and what “Institutional racism Th e United States was ended due to the Civil makes them diff erent The effects of slavery and will end within the next built by African slaves Rights Act of 1964. is not a bad thing,” generation. Th e youth during the 17th, 18th Th e eff ects of slavery marine biology junior segregation of African will continue this fi ght and 19th centuries. and segregation of Daisy Zuno said. “I and I think they will be Th e Emancipation African-Americans think a group is always Americans are long-lasting better equipped to come Proclamation was are long-lasting and going to discriminate and relevant today. at this from all angles,” issued by President relevant today. against another group.” Martinez said. “But we Abraham Lincoln to Black people and Racism is not always have to work together abolish slavery. Even other people of color between black and towards that one goal aft er the Proclamation are still getting treated white people. Diff erent through high school Black communication because all other was ordered, slavery diff erently because of groups experience make up almost 40 is described as more problems that exist are was still legal in some the color of their skin. racism as well. percent of expulsions. participatory and due to racism. Like parts of the United “I believe racism “Racism is what holds Of all disabled impulsive, which many healthcare, the justice States. It wasn’t until aff ects primarily black disenfranchised groups children, black students teachers view as rude system, environmental the ratifi cation of the people more than it from being able to reach make up for the 44 and inconsiderate. concerns, all of these 13th Amendment when has ever aff ected me,” their potential. From and 42 percent put in Th is then leads to things have to become slavery was fi nally communications junior education to the justice mechanical restraints black students being anti-racist organizing abolished, freeing three Melissa Martinez said. system, environmental or placed in seclusion. punished for their to have a chance.” million slaves in 1865. “Totally undeserved, injustice, equal pay,” Th e NPR Station diff erent style of Institutional racism, It wasn’t until 54 but it’s a reality they Martinez said. “Equal KUT, located in Austin, communication. as defi ned in the Oxford Texas, states states Educators need to Dictionary, is racial that there are possible be more culturally discrimination that reasons why black aware of their diverse has become established students get suspended students. Th is can as normal behavior more. Th ere is a lack of possibly lead to black within a society or cultural awareness and students being more organization. communication. understood instead Racism will always Students are not of being punished for be an issue but acting up at a higher being diff erent. institutional racism rate. Th ey are being “Th e whole worst may have the potential misunderstood. part about it is that to end. Th e lack of cultural the justice system I also believe awareness stems from treats black people like institutional racism will the lack of cultural they’re just there to be come to an end if the competency training warehoused to provide millennial generation and a diverse teaching white prison guards is educated and liberal staff . KUT states without a college degree enough to be accepting that the African- a large paycheck,” of all people. It is American community Martinez said. possible, but I know feels like teachers Black children are some millennials are and administrators 18 times more likely to not this way so it would do not understand be sentenced as adults be a very diffi cult thing their culture and than white children, to happen. socioeconomic and make up nearly background. 60 percent of children An example they give in prisons, according SEE THIS AND is comparing an excited to the American MORE VIDEOS and eager upper-middle Psychological ON YOUTUBE class student who talks Association. in class compared to About 30 percent of Follow Lovetta on Twitter a Latino or African- people of color make @Lovettaajackson sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 12 THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 SPORTS Alumnus overcomes barriers to stay close to game
BY OMAR PEREZ friends, saw a change in the MULTIMEDIA EDITOR agreements to have Spears on the team after the column For San Jose State alumnus was published. Marc J. Spears, working for Determined to still play ESPN has been a long journey for his hometown, Spears and one that began in the left everything on the floor seventh grade. despite the excruciating pain “At Sylvandale Junior High on his knee. they had career day and there In the midst of trying to was a guy from the Warriors understand why the terms on who was speaking to one of which he was on the team the classes,” Spears said. For had changed, Spears kept some reason he pointed at me everything to himself. and he said, ‘What do you “I noticed that I was treated want to do when you grow different after the article, up?’ I said, ‘I want to play for when you can just feel like the Warriors.’” somebody is treating you He knew he had to have differently,” Spears said. a back-up plan in case his Others on staff and dreams of becoming a teammates had very little professional basketball player knowledge of what was going for Golden State fell through. on. Roy Hammonds, another Starting as a student good friend and former SJSU reporter that same year, he teammate, had no idea. never really looked back. “When Marc told me Spears figured the next best his story of what went on thing to being a pro athlete KAVIN MISTRY | THE SPEAR with him, I asked around to would be reporting on them. Marc J. Spears continues to cover sports and is currently a senior writer for ESPN’s The Undefeated. couple of other people. They His love for basketball never had similar stories about faded, even after graduating make it on the team. had head coaches who were He said we don’t think it was non-scholarship player would how they were treated,” from high school. “He said I didn’t have to African-American. The three good for the program that be on the team. Hammonds said. After playing a year at the try out, he wanted me on the coaches decided to protest by you wrote that,’” Spears said. “I was like man, this don’t Convinced that he left University of the District of team and the offer was there if sitting out for a game. Stewart let Spears know feel right,” Spears said. “Not everything on the court, Columbia in Washington, I wanted to take it,” Spears said. In his column, Spears that his article was not a only did I have to try out with Spears’ dream of playing for D.C., Spears had to decide A lagging knee injury essentially called on all good representation of the a bunch of other people for a his hometown team was soon where he would play his last required Spears to go through African-American basketball basketball team and that he team I already made, I got to to be over. Spears would find year of eligibility. arthroscopic knee surgery. players to sit out during a shouldn’t have written it. try out against one of my best out he did not make the team In his one year at UDC, While at SJSU, Spears wrote game to really make a case for “After that Morrison friends for one spot.” while at a team dinner. Spears earned a starting role. for the Spartan Daily, but little the lack of black coaches. never spoke to me about it, Spears said he knew right Still wanting to be close to Both Biola College and did he know that his writing Soon after his article we never had a conversation away that something was the game, Spears continued to Sacramento State offered would have an effect on the was published, Spears was about it, he had one of the wrong since the previous write. Since leaving SJSU. his Spears scholarships to play basketball team. called in by assistant coach assistant coaches talk to me year there were seven non- work at Yahoo! Sports and the basketball for their programs, Spears said he wrote a Stan Stewart to discuss what about it but he, never himself, scholarship players. Being Senior NBA writer for ESPN’s but an offer to be on SJSU’s personal column in the he wrote. talked to me about this article one of those seven players, The Undefeated. basketball team was too good Spartan Daily about the “He brought me in and but I noticed I was treated Spears had to prepare himself The Spartan Daily reached to pass up. protests of the lack of African- said, ‘Coach Morrison, the different,” Spears said. to try out for a team he was out to Morrison for a comment Although not on American coaches in college head coach, wanted me to Before the start of the 1994 already on just months after but he could not be reached. scholarship, SJSU basketball basketball in 1994. talk to you. He’s not here but season, the SJSU basketball coming out of surgery. head coach Stan Morrison At the time, only Arkansas, he wanted me to talk to you team had a meeting where Keith Moss, an assistant Follow Omar on Twitter promised that Spears would Temple, and Georgetown about the article you wrote. they were told that only one coach and one of Spears’ close @omarperezsjsu SJSU leads Mountain West in Arthur Ashe Jr. Sport Scholars
BY KRISTEL RODRIGUEZ Tennis Professionals and Athletes and has kept god minority students,” Won saysays tthathat ttheyhey emembodybody thethe successfulsuccessful bbothoth on STAFF WRITER co-found the National Junior as her rock throughout her said. “It’s awesome that we Arthurrthur AsheAshe spspirit,irit, bbothoth in andand offoff thethe field.field. Tennis League. young-adult life, which can represent our school theirheir respective sport anandd in Forty-one Spartans were The Ashe award is has helped her cope during that way.” thehe classroom.classroom. named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports distributed annually and difficult times. Won competed in the “Nicole“Nicole is a ververyy talented Scholars, which is more than recognizes undergraduate “I’ve dealt with a lot all-around NCAA Seattle youngoung woman witwithh an IloanyaIloanya any school in the nation. students of color who maintain of injuries,” Iloanya said. Regional, leading the Spartans extremelyxtremely brightbright future,”future,” andand WoWonn The school with the next at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA, “I’ve torn my ACL, had with an individual career- DaleyDaley said. “Wise“Wise beyondbeyond are ononlyly two ooff highest number of recipients is participate in college sports surgery on both knees high score of 194.5000 on the herer years anandd blbleedseeds thethe 41 stustudent-dent- Pacific University in Oregon. and demonstrate student and multiple cortisone uneven bars. This was the first bluelue andand gold.”gold.” athletesathletes It had 11 total student-athletes leadership in their local injections in my back.” team All-Mountain Pacific DaleyDaley thatthat were receive the award. community. Iloanya says that accolades Sports Federation on bars, hasas honoredhonored forfor The Arthur Ashe Jr. Political science senior and like the Arthur Ashe award, beam, floor and vault. noo doubtdoubt thisthis award.award. Sports Scholar is named track-and-field star Nicole going to nationals and getting Won says that the thathat IloanyaIloanya would earn the ThoseThose 41 after the tennis legend Iloanya is a three-time Arthur into law school are the ways help she received from a Arthurrthur Ashe Jr. a fourth time honorees who was known for his Ashe Jr. award recipient. in which her hard work is physical therapist during if she were not graduatinggraduating represent 11 commitment to education She credits her faith in paying off. that time is what helped thishis year.year. SJSU ssportsports and community service. Christ as well as San Jose Kinesiology senior and shape her decision. “Katie is a bibigg time leader, withwith womenwomen’s’s Ashe is a five-time grand State with nurturing her gymnast Kaitlyn “Katie” “Having someone help extremelyxtremely hardworking,”hardworking,” swimmingswimming slam champion who would inherent drive. Won is also a three-time me like that made me want DaleyDaley said. “Not a complainer, aand n d ddivin i v i n g later be recognized as the first “This is my last summer Arthur Ashe Jr. recipient to do that for other people,” withwith a no-nonsense approach.” leadingleading the charchargege African-American male to being a ‘kid,’” Iloanya said. “I and is moving back to Won said. DaleyDaley said that qualities with 10 honorees. win the U.S. Open, Australian got into law school and will her home state of Mesa, Senior Associate Athletic likeke these work in conjunctionconjunction Open and Wimbledon, be attending SMU in the fall.” Arizona after graduation. Director Eileen Daley has with the many tutoring while also taking the time Iloanya is a leader in the “It’s really cool because known Iloanya and Won services available at SJSU Follow Kristel on Twitter to found the Association of Fellowship of Christian it honors achievements of during their time at SJSU and to help student-athletes be @KO_352
PHOTO OF NICOLE ILOANYA, TERRELL LLOYD | SJSU ATHLETICS Looking at the Colin Kaepernick protest two years later
BY ALEX MARTINET “Racialized oppression after the controversy passed. Carrillo said. “We haven’t from broadcast television.” the quarterbacks that STAFF WRITER and dehumanization is “I thought he was very been perfect as a society, Following his protest have been signed ahead woven into the very fabric brave and courageous but I think talking about against racial injustice in the of him, signing is not During a 2016 49ers of our nation — the effects for what he did, to be the it is putting us in the United States, Kaepernick simply about taking preseason loss to Green of which can be seen in the first one to do something right direction.” decided to file a lawsuit the best player. His Bay, former San Francisco lawful lynching of black and like kneeling and it was so The NFL mandates both in October 2017 against extensive off-field media quarterback Colin brown people by the police, controversial at the time,” teams be on the field before the league’s team owners, attention could be a Kaepernick immersed and the mass incarceration Monroe said. the playing of the national according to sports website major deterrent for any himself into controversy of black and brown lives It has been two years anthem, but for college SB Nation. He believes club that was interested by kneeling during the in the prison industrial since Kaepernick protested football it’s different. The he was blackballed by the in signing him.” national anthem in protest complex,” Kaepernick said in in the NFL and the impact marching band and alumni league and intentionally On April 12 alumni Adam of wrongdoings against his acceptance speech. has already been made on are on the field while the left unsigned. Schefter from ESPN tweeted African-Americans and Kaepernick was college football athletes. anthem is playing. Bryce Westlake, San that “after arranging for minorities in the United surrounded in controversy Senior quarterback SJSU Athletics Media Jose State justice studies Colin Kaepernick to work States. throughout the 2016 NFL Michael Carrillo has noticed Relations Director Lawrence assistant professor, said he out for the Seahawks this On April 22, Kaepernick regular season as the 49ers’ people are talking more Fan said it’s the way the doesn’t have a case against week, Seattle postponed the won Amnesty International’s record was 2-14. During the about the issues Kaepernick college pregame clock works. the league. trip when the quarterback top award for his efforts offseason, he was let go by brought up with his protest. “During the ‘Star- “There are very few declined to stop kneeling in raising awareness about the team and has since been “We talked how race Spangled Banner,’ both collusion cases that have during the national anthem police injustice in the United a free agent. plays a factor in the teams are in their respected been won throughout next season.” States. When he accepted Spartans senior cornerback athletic department and lockers while the anthem history,” Westlake the award, he continued to Dakari Monroe commended the first step to change is is being played,” Fan said. said. “While he has Follow Alex on Twitter reiterate why he started the Kaepernick on bringing light to bringing awareness and “During this time, schools the argument that he @almartinet “take a knee” campaign. to the issue and less to himself that’s something he did,” will accommodate requests is ‘better’ than some of sjsunews.com/spartan_daily SPORTS THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 13
BASEBALL Number of African Americans continues to decrease
BY GABRIEL MUNGARAY STAFF WRITER “ A lot of African- The decreasing number of African-American Americans play players in Major League different sports, Baseball is an ongoing statistic that has been and baseball noticed by baseball fans. growing up is This lack of African- American players in the expensive. MLB is seen as a surprise because the MLB was the Chris Williams first major professional sport to integrate African- American players. Brooklyn Dodgers -American players. infielder Jackie Robinson “It starts at a young age broke the color barrier in the game of baseball,” in 1947. McCutchen said. “If you According to an article can’t afford it, if you can’t written by David Canton pay for it, we’re thrown on the U.S. News & World away, we’re thrown out, we Report, there was a study move to something else.” done in 2017 to see the San Jose State outfielder percentage of African- Chris Williams agrees and American players in the believes that baseball is an KAVIN MISTRY | THE SPEAR three major professional expensive sport. SJSU outfi elder Chris Williams is the only African-American player on the roster this season. sports leagues, the NFL, “A lot of African- NBA and MLB. Americans play different The MLB saw its highest programs in place to help Canadian catcher, catchers to showcase their In 2017, the NFL was sports, and baseball percentage of African- with the low percentage of according to an article skills and talents in front 70 percent African- growing up is expensive,” American players from African-American players. written by Rosenthal. of professional scouts American and the NBA Williams said. “I think we 1973-1988, according “We’re aware of the Each MLB team and college recruiters, was 75 percent African- go towards stuff with full to Society for American fact that the numbers employs approximately according to USA American. MLB had scholarships like football, Baseball Research. are low,” Manfred said to 12 to 13 pitchers and at Baseball. 7.7 percent African- basketball and sports like During this 15-year Rosenthal. “That’s why we least two catchers on their In addition, the players American players. that.” time span, the percentage have in place programs 25-man rosters. also receive presentations 2017 marked the 13th It was not uncommon of African-American that are designed not only One of those programs from former MLB consecutive year that for African-American players in MLB never to increase the number to help increase the players, scouts, college the MLB had less than athletes to choose another fell below 17 percent and of African-Americans number of African- administrators, umpires 10 percent African- sport besides baseball the highest percentage playing the game, but also American players in MLB and other industry American players. growing up, according of African-American to specifically address the is the Dream Series, which professionals to help In an interview on to SJSU media relations players in the league was pitcher-catcher issue.” made its debut in January prepare the players for MLB Network in 2017, director Lawrence Fan. in 1981 at 18.7 percent. The pitcher-catcher 2017. A diverse group of collegiate and professional former Pittsburgh Pirate “The athletes may In an effort to fix this issue is the lack of 60 high school pitchers recruiting processes, and current San Francisco choose to gravitate to struggling demographic, African-American and catchers attended the while also offering other Giants outfielder, Andrew another sport if they can’t MLB commissioner Rob pitchers and catchers in inaugural event in Tempe, information about other McCutchen cited not afford the cost of baseball Manfred mentioned in the league. On Opening Arizona. careers that can come out having the money to play such as playing in the an interview with then Day, 2017 team roster, The Dream Series the sport as a reason for traveling leagues growing Fox Sports writer, Ken had 13 African-American allows these 60 high Follow Gabriel on Twitter the decline of African up,” Fan said. Rosenthal, that they have pitchers and one African- school pitchers and @SJSneakerhead
FOOTBALL Former SJSU coach created desegregated community
BY BEN STEIN still in effect. State bought food and that’s STAFF WRITER laws authorized racial how we survived.” segregation in all public Barrington explained Discrimination has facilities for states that Chuck Anderson went interfered with sports for that were a part of the out and found someone to decades, but time and former Confederate rent the players a house time again San Jose State States of America. which was not an easy has been ahead of history. While the country task because “while San From 1934 to 1946 was “separate but equal,” Jose was not the South, it there were not any black Bronzan believed that was not the most tolerant athletes in the NFL. everyone deserved a place either.” However in 1934, shot, regardless of his or When they moved in, William “Bill” Lewis her race. the house had six or seven became the first black “He looked at us like rooms. Black students, football player at SJSU, human beings and he even non-athletes, that according to SJSU didn’t accept less from came to San Jose had a Athletics Media Relations you than what he expected place to stay. Director Lawrence Fan. from other people,” “We had to struggle Before Jackie Robinson Barrington said. because there was still broke the color barrier Former SJSU tight end discrimination. We were and became the first black Chuck Anderson said able to have most of us baseball player to play for Bronzan didn’t strain the live there,” Anderson said. a Major League Baseball athletes for their athletic After graduating team in 1947, Johnny ability. Rather, he cared from SJSU, Barrington Allen was a three-sport for all of his athletes went to law school and athlete, one of which was and made sure they all eventually became baseball, for SJSU in 1939. succeeded away from an attorney. Many people have the gridiron. Anderson stayed in played a role to ensure “Coach Bronzan San Jose and went to SJSU is a safe place for ensured African- work in probation and every student, but one American athletes were became the head of a man – former football able to play but also probation facility. head coach Bob Bronzan reached out to African- Both athletes contribute – may have been the most American athletes lessons they learned from important and influential. and made sure they Bronzan to their success’ “The [1954] team went got an education,” in life. to play West Texas State Anderson said. “The big impact coach and they wouldn’t let In 1955, Barrington made on us was as men,” the black players stay in and Anderson moved Barrington said. “He the hotel,” former SJSU into the “Good Brothers” taught us that things may fullback Joe Barrington house, a place for black not be even. You may said. “They had to get students to live while they only have one stripe and accommodations for the attended SJSU. others may have three but black athletes at a black “It was kind of an at least you still have that hotel. So coach left and informal fraternity” one stripe.” spent the night with the Barrington said. “All of us black players.” had meager means so we During this time, pitched in collectively and Follow Ben on Twitter Jim Crow laws were shared our money and @thereelbstein It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept and celebrate those differences. Audre Lorde